Process of making medicated tampons.



PROCESS OF MAKING MEDICATED TAMPONS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

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I UNITED STATES new and JAMES C. DORE, OF DANSVILLE, NEW YORK.

"'PBOCESS OF MAKING MEDICATED TAMPONS.

- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 14;, 1910.

Application filed January 30, 1909. Serial No. 475,190.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, James C. Donn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dansville, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented certain useful Improvements in Processes of Making Medicated Tampons, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. 1

This invention relates to an improved method of making pessa-ry tampons, and has for its vobject to provide an improved process, as hereinafter set forthand claimed. 15.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which will be of the proper anatomical shape and, adapted to properly distribute suitable medicament, and which may be readily removed from its medicament distributing position- With the above and many other objects in view, sary tampon which is formed of absorbent fibers saturated with a medicament, said ing the saturated fibers so that the ends thereof will radiate from the" center and provided with a cord or its equivalent by means of which'the device may be removed, said cord also serving to retain additional tampon material or packing in place when necessary or desirable. I

The invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein the various steps in the improved process have been shown.

In said drawings,-Figure 1 represents a plurality having a looped cord attached to the center. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a mold showing the bundled fibers therein with the ends radiating from the center. Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view of a pressing mold, showing the fibers therein with the looped cord projecting throughthe bottom of the mold.

tampo Fig. 5 is a similar view, showing the looped cord serving to hold additional tampon material or packing. V Referring to said drawings by numerals, '1 designates the bundled absorbent fibers, preferably wool, which are held in longitudinal lengths by means of-thecord 2 which is tightly- .wound and tied about the central portion of the bundle to compress the'same,.

the invention contemplates a pesof fibers bundled in lengths and erspective view of the finished I said cord being of considerable length and looped at its end. When in the described bundled and centrally compressed condition, the fibers are immersed in a bath of heated glycerin and gelatin to which the desired medicament is added, to thoroughly saturate the fibers, after which the fibers are straightened. The medicament used is such as will become semi-solid and elastic when cooling. After the fibers have been thoroughly saturated with the medicament, they are placed in a mold, such as 3 having an openwhich the looped cord is extended, see Fig. 3. The fibers are arranged in the mold so that their ends will radiate-toward the periphery of the mold, see Fi 2, and the upper section 4 of the mold is ad usted upon the fibers and pressure applied thereto and retained until the desired cup or other shape has been imparted to the fibers, after which the same is removed from the mold and allowed to dry, and harden.

To facilitate the placing of the bundled fibers in the mold a hook 5 is employed for engaging with the'doopof the cord 2, said the-bottom of the mold todraw the cord through and also to pull the fibers down snugly into the mold.

After placing the fibers in the mold, and before applying pressure thereto, more of the medicament may be poured onto th;,

fibers'so as to apply a lining or coating o medicament thereto the surplus medicament .as holding additional tampon or packlng material in place, the same being designated b the numeral 6. V This packing may be advisable for retaining the tampon in position and also for drainage purposes.

It will be-seen from the foregoing description that the tampon is one that will retain its shape until all'the medicament has been dissolved from its fibers, and it will also be seen that through the arrangement of the fibers so that they radiate from the center of the device, the medicament will be thoring formed through its bottom through oughly distributed by capillary attraction to the organs requiring such medicament.

I claim as my invention 1. The process of makin tampons which consists in forming a bun le of wool fibers in longitudinal lengths, compressing the same centrally between its ends by means of a cord wound tightly and tied about the central portion of the bundle to compress the same, said cord. having a looped portion extending therefrom, saturating the bundle in a hot medicament and then pressing the bundle into a cup-shaped form with the ends of the fibers forming the rim of the cupshaped form.

2. The process of making tam ons which consists in forming a bundle o absorbent fibers in lengths; compressing the bundle centrally by a cord tied about the same, and

having an extended looped end, saturating 20 a mold to form a cup-shaped receptacle with 25 i the endsvof'the fibers forming the rim of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afilx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, JAMES C. DORR.

Witnesses:

CHAS. H. HIGGINS, SAMUEL A. WILDEY. 

